Belt-buckle.



No. 687,730. Patented Dec. 3, IQUI.

w. w. COVELL.

BELT BUCKLE.

(Application filed Mar. 11 1991.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

WILLIAM W. OOVELL, OF PROVIDENCE, Rl-IODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO- RALPH S. HAMILTON AND ROBERT IILIIAMILTON, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, COPARTNERS AS HAMILTON do HAMILTON, JR.

BELT-BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 687,730, dated December 3, 1901. Application filed March 11. 1901. Serial No. 50.613. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LWILLIAM W. CovELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Belt-Buckles, of

which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Like letters indicate like parts.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a belt and belt-buckle, the latter being provided with my improved fastening device. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of said buckle and fastening device. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the belt, buckle, and fastening device as seen on line co m of Fig. 4:. Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the belt, buckle, and fastening device. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of the same when the belt is worn straight. Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the buckle and fastening device as seen on line 2 a of Fig. 4.

My invention relates to belt-buckles; and it consists of the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as hereinafter particularly described, and as specifically set forth in the claim.

In the drawings, A'represents the ornamental front of a buckle. This ornamental front may be of any desired pattern or design. To the back of this ornamental portion of the buckle is attached the fastening device which constitutes my invention. B is a plate which is secured to the ornamental portion A by soldering, riveting, or in any suitable manner. This plate B has three arms a, b, and c and is slightly curved in cross-section, as indicated in Fig. 3. The ends of the arms aand b are bent or curved backward to form catches, and the inwardlyturned edge of each end at e is serrated or toothed, as shown in Figs. 2 and 6.

The lower portion of the arm a is bent over into a tubular form, as shown at m, and a clamping spring-Wire G, inserted in said tubular part at of the arm 0, turns loosely therein. This wire 0 is straight at its center, where it passes through the tubular portion at of the arm a, then is bent in acute angles to form the straight portions n n, then the semicircular bends 0 0', then the straight portions 19 1) parallel with the portions 02 71', respectively, then the semicircular bends q q, then the straight portions r r, and terminating with the outwardly-curved ends's s.

D E are the ends of the belt, which are to be fastened together.

As the wire 0 is a spring-wire, it is engaged by its resilience in the inwardly-bent ends (1 e of the arms a b of the plate B and can be disengaged therefrom by placing the thumb on one of the flaring ends .9 s of the wire O and the forefinger on the other flaring end of said wire and pressing said ends inwardly.

When the arms '2" r are in this manner moved out of the bent ends d e of the plate B, the wire 0, loosely mounted in the bend m of the arm a, is capable of a swiveling or turning movement therein.

The manner of fastening the belt-buckle to the belt is as follows: The ends D E of the belt are crossed,as in Fig. 1,0r lapped straight, as in Fig. 5. The wire 0, then hinged loosely in the tubular bend at, is moved, so as to extend angularly from the plate B. Said crossed or lapped ends of the belt are inserted between the plate 13 and the wire 0, and the ends as of said wire O are moved inwardly toward each other, as before'described, and are then pushed toward the plate B, and being then free to spread apart by their resilience push the portions of the belt adjacent to said ends 8 s respectively into the bent ends or catches de of the arms a b of the plate B, as illustrated in Fig. 3. The serrationsor toothed edge of each of the catches d e serve to prevent the belt ends from slipping out of their engagement with said catches while so in position.

It is evident that the serrations on the edges of the bent ends at e of the plate B may be dispensed with, as also that the clampingwire may be made substantially in a U shape, thus dispensing with the intermediate bonds at 0 p q; but such modifications would be within my invention.

I claim as a novel and useful invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The improved fastening attachment for belt-buckles herein described, consisting of the combination of a T-shaped plate whose intermediate semicircular curves and termilower end is bent into a tubular form and nating with a flaring outward bend, substanwhose two opposite ends are bent to form tially as specified.

catches, which catches are serrated on their In testimony whereof I affix my signature 5 inwardly-turned edges and anintegral clampin presence of two Witnesses.

luf -wire loosely mounted at its center in the T tuhnlar bend of said plate and formed with VILLIAM ILLL' two spring-arms engageable with said catches, Witnesses:

respectively, and each bent int-o three subl N. M. DOUGLAS,

1-) stantially straight parallel portions with two WVARREN R. PEROE. 

